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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Just

Hello.What does just mean in:" I just couldn't get up on the stage"(taken from http://www.english-test.net/lessons/52/index.html )?
  

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) rather than a physical reason he can't get on the stage. It also implies that the decision not to go on the stage was made at the last moment.

  • ) rather than a physical reason he can't get on the stage.
  • It also implies that the decision not to go on the stage was made at the last moment.
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In this context, it strongly implies that it is a mental reason (fear?) rather than a physical reason he can't get on the stage. It also implies that the decision not to go on the stage was made at the last moment.
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What about this one:
"[Black] is just dying to eat the White **** at a2."(from Play Winning Chess)?
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The player of black really wants to take the **** at a2.

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